Borderland State Park
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11 reviews for Borderland State Park
11 reviews in English
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Review from Jonathan S.
Las Vegas, NV
11/30/2010 2 Check-ins Here
As an avid disc golfer I can't believe there are only 7 reviews on this place. I'm assuming this is because there are very few hippie disc golfers who actually use yelp because they are too busy smoking pot and eating cheetos(get on those reviews Yelp!).
Borderland probably has the most amazing disc golf course I'll ever get to play and it is about 5-10 minutes from the house I grew up in. How it took me 23 years to play I'll never know but boy am I glad I finally got to play it.
The park has a unique mix of areas for hikers, mountain bikers, disc golfers, and families having picnics or just enjoying a beautiful spring/summer New England day. It is certainly interesting that I went there so many times as a kid and never knew it had a championship level disc golf course.
On to the disc golf course itself, which is beyond amazing considering it is extremely challenging yet fun at the same time. There are two tee boxes at each hole and also two basket placements. Basically you can play the course 4 different ways(white to white, white to blue, blue to blue, and blue to white) so that playing here never gets old. Most of the holes have extremely challenging placements which have even the most expert players scratching their heads at how they can bend a disc through extremely tight spaces. What are you waiting for? Get out there and play! -
Review from Jen R.
Boston, MA
3/9/2012
Great place to escape from Boston for an afternoon of walking in the woods!
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Review from Chris M.
Marshfield, MA
3/17/2012 5 photos
It costs $2 to park here, which is a bargain compared to some other parks.
Cool park. Plenty of trails to explore. I got a good workout just walking the trails. And there's the Ames Mansion, and a nice visitors center.
I don't think the air here is as fresh as Myles Standish in Plymouth. On the other hand, there seems to be more people around, and it's smaller, so maybe it's safer than Myles Standish. Myles Standish is some real wilderness.
I think a lot of people take their dogs here. -
Review from Sarah R.
Somerville, MA
7/29/2007
Ever played Frisbee golf before? Want to try it? Borderland is a good option.
A nice little state park situated about 30 to 40 minutes from Brookline. Regrettably it's not very accessible by public transportation, so cozy up to someone with a car or Zipcar it if you're vehicle-less. A friend took me here this weekend to introduce me to the game of disc golf, although maybe his ulterior motive was to get me out of my comfort zone (i.e., take me to the great outdoors) and watch me make a fool out of myself in a whole different setting.
At any rate, Borderland is a lovely state park featuring the aforementioned lovely stone mansion, which happens to be situated in the fairway for one of the "holes". There are trails for hikers and mountain bikers, and a woodsy disc golf course. One can do up to 36 "holes" in one day, but we opted for the 18 and had a lovely, albeit sweaty and dirty time, launching Frisbees and cursing our missed respective trajectories.
The prices are quite reasonable, too; $2 for a day pass, and if one is an MA resident, one can get a year-round pass for $35. Non-MA resident year-round passes are $45.
Overall, it's a nice choice for getting out of the city and spending one of Massachusetts' regrettably seldom nice days outdoors. -
Review from Jim W.
7/9/2007 8 photos
Borderland is bordered by Easton, Sharon and Mansfield. The park has an interesting Mansion built by a suffragist and her husband.
Of primary interest to me: Mountain biking trails.
Borderland has a wide gravel trail 3 mile loop around several ponds. There are multiple out and back and loop trails off of this trail. Only three trails are flat-out restricted for Mountain bikes. I have not been on all the trails but the ones I have been on vary in difficulty, none have been too technical.
There are nice hiking trails and rock outcroppings to see, and good area for birding if you're into that sort of thing. There is a permanent blind for viewing birds on the loop trail. I frequently see Herons in the ponds here.
Trail update: Granite Hills trail, others technical. Got me off the bike more than once... -
Review from Fin H.
Norwood, MA
2/27/2009 2 photos
A very enjoyable day park for both hiking and dogwalking (no camping or swimming).
Among some of the features already mentioned there's an old stone cottage just down the path from the main ranger's station on Leach Pond. There seems to be a fire left going all the time there, all summer & winter. As best I can tell you're free to indulge (but check with a ranger) as it is almost always lit, near the ranger station, and usually unattended, somewhat strange. I've always wondered if the Ames family made it as a condition for the land donation, they used it for winter sports. The Ames family left the lands to the state, having built a fortune making shovels & other hand tools, many of them used to dig the Panama Canal.
The other feature which normally annoys me is the fact that dogs run loose in the park. They are mainly concentrated at a beach on Upper Leach Pond, there's so many dogs there on weekends it is not worth fighting, so I admit it my dog takes a dip there - on a leash though - most go without though.
There's a $2.00 parking fee, bring dollar bills as it is an automatic collection system.
Size = 1773 acres.Listed in: New England - The Great…
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Review from Lindsay H.
Charlestown, MA
I came here last week with my boyfriend to check out the hiking trails. We started out on a dirt path that went around the lake in the middle of the park called Leech Pond (looks more like a lake to me). We veered off into the woods and spent about an hour and a half on three different trails and didn't even see half of the park. Over rocks and boulders, up and down hills, I was surprised to see all of this in the middle of Mansfield/Easton/Sharon area. It's definitely a nice place to go hiking for an afternoon and I will be back as soon as the leaves start coming back on the trees and spring arrives.
I saw plenty of hardcore frisbee golfers heading off the trails and towards the courses. I was surprised at what a large sport this must be. Plenty of people with backpacks full of 20+ frisbees.
$2 to park, and I imagine the parking must fill up in the summer when this place is more popular. -
Review from John S.
8/5/2008
I've seen hikers, bikers and even a couple of folks on horses, but I'm purely in it for the disc golf.
For $2 parking, you can enjoy a lovely picnic, some solid disc golf (36 holes - Blue Course and White Course) or do anything your outdoorsy heart desires. You need a car to get here, as there's no good mass transit that I know of, but it's definitely worth a trip. Also, stopping by downtown Sharon on the way is a good idea for lunch. -
Review from Kim K.
6/11/2010
We come here for disc golf so that's what this review is about.
18 holes with two options at each hole for level of difficulty (white course and blue course). The course spreads throughout the lovely, scenic, and peaceful woods. The whole course, for a group of 4, takes about 2.5 hours. I love it and we come often. Try disc golf if you haven't, it's super fun and great exercise! -
Review from Cee A.
Boston, MA
6/14/2011
We are in the South Shore alot, this place besides Wompatuck is the best for nice singles.
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Review from Jason A.
Mansfield, MA
3/24/2011
Awesome place to bike, hike, take your dog for a walk or whatever. A great park that my family and I have been enjoying for years.
